Google Assistant and Routines: Unlocking Custom Commands and Smart Home Automation
Google Assistant has come a long way since its inception, and one of its most exciting features is its ability to create custom routines. Routines allow users to perform multiple actions with just one command, making it easier to control their smart home devices, play music, and even send texts to friends. In this article, we will explore the world of Google Assistant routines and how they can enhance your smart home experience.
Getting Started with Google Assistant Routines
To get started with Google Assistant routines, you will need a device that supports Google Assistant, such as a smart speaker like the Nest Mini or Android phones. Fortunately, routines work with a wide range of devices, including smart displays like the Nest Hub and even iPhones. Before creating a routine, it's essential to remove the wake words from your device to avoid accidentally triggering existing commands.
Creating Custom Commands
One of the most exciting aspects of Google Assistant routines is the ability to create custom commands. This feature allows users to say something completely unique and have it trigger a specific action. For example, if you say "Tell me what you think of my quarantine," your Google Assistant will respond with a witty remark about quarantine jokes getting old. Another great example is saying "I was more fishing for a compliment," which triggers the assistant to comment on how you look fine.
Setting Up Routines
To set up a routine, open the Google Home app and navigate to the "Routines" menu. You'll see a list of suggested routines with common commands to get you started. Browse through these options and activate or customize any of the presets as needed. For instance, you can change the "Good Morning" preset to take your phone off silent if you want, but don't need the weather information.
Adding Actions
When setting up a routine, you'll also have the option to add actions. This feature allows you to trigger multiple commands with just one phrase. For example, you can say "Hey, tell me what you think of my quarantine" and then say "I was more fishing for a compliment." The Google Assistant will respond accordingly.
Creating Custom Responses
Another exciting aspect of routines is the ability to create custom responses. If you want to say something that doesn't trigger a standard response, you can add an alternate phrasing option to your routine. For instance, if you want to say "Tell me the best type of donut" but don't have a pre-set response, you can add a custom response that says "Obviously, jelly-filled."
Customizing Routines
One of the best things about routines is their flexibility. You can customize them to fit your unique needs and preferences. Want to schedule your smart home devices to turn on at a specific time? You can do that with Google Assistant routines. Want to play music or podcasts from a specific source? You can add media actions to your routine.
Getting Around the Limitations
While routines are incredibly powerful, there is one limitation to be aware of: if you make your command phrase a question, Google Assistant might get tripped up. In this case, you'll need to work around it by adding alternate phrasing options to your routine. This can be a bit frustrating, but it's not uncommon and can be easily overcome with practice.
Conclusion
Google Assistant routines offer an incredible way to control your smart home devices, play music, and even send texts to friends with just one command. By exploring the world of custom commands, actions, responses, and customization options, you can unlock a whole new level of convenience and automation in your life. Whether you're a seasoned Google Assistant user or just starting out, routines are definitely worth checking out. So go ahead, give it a try, and see what amazing things you can do with Google Assistant!
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the Google home app when you see this menu just hit the routines button Google offers a list of suggested routines with common commands to get you started hitman routines then you can see the details of each of those and activate or customize any of the presets good mornings a popular one I can change it to take my phone off silent if I want but I don't really need to know about the weather right now it's not like I'm going outside anytime soon you can add actions any command that normally works with Google assistant works here and will activate automatically as part of your routine hit browse popular actions and you can see suggestions scroll all the way down and you'll see say something here's where you can create custom commands but let's finish this routine first after you set your commands you can trigger stuff like news music or podcasts to start playing and even that's customizable too by hitting the gear wheel you can even order the news or music sources to play as you'd like when you're done hit save and your routine is set you can customize any of the preset options like we did with good morning or you can make and schedule your own get into that same menu in the Google home after this time hit the add routine button at the top you'll see blank fields for commands actions media you can also set a day and time if you want to schedule your smart home stuff to work on its own pick a command or phrase whatever you want to put here to trigger your smart home or a custom response let's say tell me the best type of donut then we browse popular actions and head back to say something hit the gear icon and we can type in the proper response which is obviously jelly-filled and for this one I can have a phone send a text to all of my friends telling them something similar so we can finally put this argument to bed you can add anything else you might want your routine to do but what could be more important than annoying your friends with facts one thing to know google can get tripped up if you make your command phrase a question you can add alternate phrasing to any routine you just need to work around actually asking questions which is kind of a bummer for an otherwise great feature and there you have it routines let you create custom commands and perform any number of google assistant actions and play your music all from a set phrase or on your scheduled routines might seem simple at first glance but get to know them and there are versatile and awesome feature hey say goodbye parting is such sweet sorrow etc you get it really moving stuff thank you google please like and subscribe if you enjoyed the video and check out our matching video on custom commands for the Amazon echo and thank you for watching okay hey I thought that sounded good and they say I'm the one whose intelligence is artificial like it subscribeGoogle assistant can do a lot but my favorite trick is all the cool stuff you can do with routines you can create custom commands you can tell back-and-forth jokes parallel lines have so much in common it's a shame they'll never meet well yeah I am so sorry but that is an example of a custom command here's a look at that and all the other cool stuff you can do with Google assistance routines step one you need a device with Google assistant fortunately routines work with smart speakers like the nest mini Android phones smart displays like the nest hub heck you can even download google assistant on an iphone to avoid any headaches we'll be removing the wake words as we go so we don't accidentally trigger the devices you already have hey tell me what you think of my quarantine here our quarantine jokes getting old I mean I guess hey I was more fishing for a compliment oh you look fine I guess oh thanks Google okay let's dive in to get started you'll need the Google home app when you see this menu just hit the routines button Google offers a list of suggested routines with common commands to get you started hitman routines then you can see the details of each of those and activate or customize any of the presets good mornings a popular one I can change it to take my phone off silent if I want but I don't really need to know about the weather right now it's not like I'm going outside anytime soon you can add actions any command that normally works with Google assistant works here and will activate automatically as part of your routine hit browse popular actions and you can see suggestions scroll all the way down and you'll see say something here's where you can create custom commands but let's finish this routine first after you set your commands you can trigger stuff like news music or podcasts to start playing and even that's customizable too by hitting the gear wheel you can even order the news or music sources to play as you'd like when you're done hit save and your routine is set you can customize any of the preset options like we did with good morning or you can make and schedule your own get into that same menu in the Google home after this time hit the add routine button at the top you'll see blank fields for commands actions media you can also set a day and time if you want to schedule your smart home stuff to work on its own pick a command or phrase whatever you want to put here to trigger your smart home or a custom response let's say tell me the best type of donut then we browse popular actions and head back to say something hit the gear icon and we can type in the proper response which is obviously jelly-filled and for this one I can have a phone send a text to all of my friends telling them something similar so we can finally put this argument to bed you can add anything else you might want your routine to do but what could be more important than annoying your friends with facts one thing to know google can get tripped up if you make your command phrase a question you can add alternate phrasing to any routine you just need to work around actually asking questions which is kind of a bummer for an otherwise great feature and there you have it routines let you create custom commands and perform any number of google assistant actions and play your music all from a set phrase or on your scheduled routines might seem simple at first glance but get to know them and there are versatile and awesome feature hey say goodbye parting is such sweet sorrow etc you get it really moving stuff thank you google please like and subscribe if you enjoyed the video and check out our matching video on custom commands for the Amazon echo and thank you for watching okay hey I thought that sounded good and they say I'm the one whose intelligence is artificial like it subscribe\n"
